Events Feel Weird Without Bruce Buffer

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Did you notice something...off about UFC on FX 6?

I did: Bruce Buffer wasn't announcing the entrances and whatnot. Due to his announcing obligations for the The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale in Las Vegas, Buffer couldn't announce at Australia's UFC on FX 6.

While Joe Martinez—the man who was the announcer for the now-defunct WEC—didn't do a poor job, it was just different.

We've grown so accustomed to the sound of Bruce Buffer, when it was taken away UFC on FX 6 just didn't quite feel like a UFC event.

Non-fighters like Buffer are part of the UFC's production/character/image/whatever you choose to call it, if one of those people is taken away, it seems like part of the UFC's personality is too.

George Sotiropoulos' Time May Be over

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George Sotiropoulos is 35-years-old and is somewhat limited as a mixed martial artist. His striking is only adequate and, while his Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is good, his ability to get the fight to the mat via wrestling is lacking.

If he was 10 years younger, Sotiropoulos could correct these deficiencies. But at age 35 with that skill-set, his days are numbered.